Performance "Fairy tales of Pushkin", Theater of Nations: reviews. Directed by Robert Wilson, actors

June 6, 2015 in the theatrical world happenedan event that did not leave indifferent neither spectators, nor critics. This is the premiere of the play "Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (Theater of Nations), about which you can hear the most controversial reviews. An unusual performance with such a native for every Russian name goes with a sold-out not for the first month and still causes a lot of emotions.

Robert Wilson: Style and Creativity

The producer of the play was the world-famousproducer. He is considered the leader of the modern theatrical avant-garde and almost a cult figure, and his legends are composed of legends. The master has many followers and even has his own academy on Long Island.

The style of Robert Wilson is surrealmix of classical drama, avant-garde art, elements of traditional national theaters of different nations and extravagant modern dances. In his performances, all means are used to convey the idea of ​​the director to the audience: visual effects, plastic and pantomime actors, inimitable, magical magic of light and original music specially written for each performance. It is in this combination of different types of scenic art is the innovation that attracts viewers Robert Wilson.

"Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (Theater of Nations)

Robert Wilson often refers to the classics of differentpeoples. So, in Greece, he put the "Odyssey", in Berlin - "Threepenny Opera", in France - "Fables of La Fontaine". In our country, the 73-year-old director chose Pushkin's fairy tales (Theater of Nations, tickets are recommended to book in advance), known to all of us since childhood, works of the great Russian poet.

In the process of working on the Moscow production Wilson studied the works of Bilibin and Palekh painting. The source of inspiration for him were the drawings of the greatest Russian poet.

In the production created by the talented director,something that looks like an enchanting circus show, there are no bright decorations, nor customary costumes. On stage, the contrast of black and white is dominated by black actors' garb and white face masks. According to the peculiarities of visual perception, the play resembles such an avant-garde trend in painting as Suprematism.

Creators and performers

Together with Robert Wilson, the opera director Nicola Panzer, the scenographer A. Lavalle-Benny and the lighting artist A. D. Weissbard worked on the production.

In the play "Fairy tales of Pushkin" (Theater of Nations, reviewssee below) involves more than twenty actors. The central image of the Storyteller (Pushkin) was created by Yevgeny Mironov, who managed to translate the director's plan. His character at the same time is similar to Pushkin, as Kiprensky saw him, and to Johnny Depp, and to the Mad Hatter of L. Carroll.

Together with him on the stage worked Daria Moroz (King Dodon), Alexander Stroyev (Fisherman), Dmitry Serdyuk, Oleg Savtsov, Elena Nikolaeva and others.

CocoRosie

A huge role in the new production of Robert Wilsonplays music, and not ordinary, but experimental folk. It is in this style that the American duo, consisting of two sisters of Casedi - CocoRosie, brought by Wilson, works on stage. And the musical accompaniment to the performance of the girl was written right during the rehearsals, so it is inspired by the play of Russian actors.

"Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (Theater of Nations): reviews

Describe the impression produced by the playon the Russian theatrical society, you can in one word - a shock. And it's not so much in the categorical rejection of the unusual setting of all favorite fairy tales - and it also meets - how much in the effect of surprise. It turned out that our theatrical community is simply not ready to accept such a Pushkin.

But having moved away from the first shock and having comprehendedseen on the stage, critics and reviewers paid tribute to the talent of the director, the skill of the actors, and the amazing, enchanting visual effects, and a kind of text presentation.

The most important thing that can be noted in the reviews, andthey are mostly restrained-positive, is the understanding that the Russian audience was presented something completely new under the familiar name "Pushkin's Fairy Tales." The play (Theater of Nations), staged by Robert Wilson, is an original avant-garde work that must be perceived in and of itself.

Opinion of the public

In contrast to the reviews in which, along withrejection, there is an obvious admiration for the Master's creativity and innovation, which he showed in the play "Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (Theater of Nations), reviews of ordinary viewers are more categorical. Those who watched this performance were divided into two irreconcilable groups.

One of them did not even recognize the possibilitylike the production of Russian classics, and reviews of this group are full of such assessments as "Nightmare!", "Unique delirium", "creation of a neurotic who is in a state of paranoid disorder" and others like that.

Particularly outraged by the Russian public was the dismalThe atmosphere is created by a strange make-up of actors and light-and-noise effects. After all, every Russian person with Pushkin's fairy-tales is associated with the most kind and pleasant memories of childhood, but not horrible stories in the style of West-European Halloween.

The second group, on the contrary, enthusiastically accepted"Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (performance, Theater of Nations), although these viewers could see in him not at all the symbolism of the meaning conveyed by means of surrealism and the avant-garde, but a banal theatrical show.

Well, both opinions have a right to exist. However, all agree on one thing: even children of the age of 10-12 years, not to mention children, this performance should not be led not to destroy the charm of true Pushkin fairy tales, which should remain with them for life.

Ticket prices

Within five months, the play excitesinterest of spectators and goes at full notice. Thus, if you are interested in the performance "Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (Theater of Nations), tickets must be ordered in a few days. And the prices for them are far from low. Even for places on the balcony you need to pay 4000-5000 rubles. Even more expensive are tickets to the mezzanine (6000-9000 rub.) And the stalls (from 17000 to 25500 rubles).

However, true lovers of avant-garde showscontinue to storm the Theater of Nations. "Fairy tales of Pushkin", the price of tickets for which is quite high, at the moment has already looked several thousand people, and their number continues to grow.

If you want to come in contact with a great mixEuropean direction and Russian acting skills, be sure to look at "Pushkin's Fairy Tales" (Theater of Nations). Feedback is always subjective, and perhaps you write your own, which will differ from all those already existing.